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night

noun · verb

Simple meaning

The dark part of the day when the sun is not visible

Pronunciation

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nyt
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈnaɪt

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. countable

    The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.

  2. uncountable

    Darkness (due to it being nighttime).

  3. A shortening of nightfall

    “They worked from morning to night.”

  4. countable

    An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

  5. uncountable

    A dark blue colour, midnight blue.

  6. The 92nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.

Used this way, night is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “They worked from morning to night.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Time / period

last nightfirst night

Other combinations

good nightdark night

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • nightlyadverbDerived adverb

    At the end of each day.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • night shiftnounCompound term

    The work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.).

  • night-sightnounCompound term

    The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight).

  • night snakenounCompound term

    Nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico.

  • night soilnounCompound term

    Human excreta used as fertilizer.

  • night-stopnounCompound term

    A break in a journey for the night.

  • night visionnounCompound term

    The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight).

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • nightclubnounRelated term

    A spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink.

  • nighthawknounRelated term

    A person who likes to be active late at night.

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Antonyms

Sense: to spend a night (in a place)

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